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Christian Ice Breakers for Kids

Bringing kids together in a group, even when they know each other, and getting them interacting can present a challenge. Icebreakers provide one way to start the ball rolling and encourage participation. In youth groups, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School classes, teachers want the icebreakers to have Christian themes and values that complement the purpose of the group.

Bible Charades
- Compile a list of familiar Bible passages or stories such as David and Goliath, Daniel in the lion's den and the lost sheep. Give each child a slip of paper with one of these topics to act out. Choose a child to start or ask for a volunteer. That child acts out his topic. The child who guesses correctly can choose to act out her topic or choose the next one to mime the topic. Play continues until all the kids have acted out a topic.
Complete the Scripture
- Prepare sheets of paper that break familiar Scriptures into three- or four-word segments such as "faith, hope and love," "For God so loved" and "The Lord is my." Hand each kid a card as they come in the door. Instruct the group that they must find the rest of their verse and place all the segments in the right order. For example, "faith, hope and love" would combine with "the greatest of" and "these is love" to be complete.
Noah's Ark
- Write the name of an animal that would have been on Noah's ark on small address labels. Decorate the door into the room like the door in the side of the Ark and dress the adult coordinator as Noah. After everyone has arrived, place a label on everyone's back. Tell the kids they have entered Noah's ark and must help each other discover his animal name through pantomime. Once a kid has guessed her animal, remove the label.
Who Am I?
- Have each child decide on a favorite Bible character. Let them sit in a circle and choose someone to go first. The first child stands up and gives three true statements about his character and the other kids try to guess who he is. When someone guesses his character, the child on the left stands up and presents her character. If more than one child chooses the same person, the next child must either choose a different character or give three different statements about the character. For example: born in a stable, rose on Easter, performed miracles obviously fit Jesus. A second child might use baptized in the Jordan, slept in a boat during a storm and told stories, for Jesus.

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